English Avenue Woman Victim Of Brutal Attack
Miss Augusta Campbell of English Avenue in Union township was beaten and choked by a man who entered her home at 2 AM demanding money. Wearing a soldier's uniform, he threatened to shoot her if she made a noise and fled after taking a small sum. Police summoned by Clarence Denny investigated the assault.
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Augusta Campbell
English Avenue
Union Township
Clarence Denny
Miss Campbell
Women Notables at Democratic Convention in New York
Prominent delegates include Mrs Antoinette Funk a suffrage leader in Washington D C and Mary Synon author of Life of McAdoo. West Virginia's Mrs Izetta Jewell Brown a former actress backs John W Davis. New York's Dorothy Francis proclaims McAdoo support with a large button and McAdoo committee role. Cleveland’s Mrs Berenice Pyke and New Mexico’s Mrs C L Collins long involved in party councils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Antoinette Funk
Washington, D. C
Mary Synon
McAdoo
Izetta Jewell Brown
West Virginia
John W. Davis
Dorothy Francis
Berenice Pyke
Cleveland
C. L. Collins
New Mexico
Harrison assails Republicans in keynote at Democratic convention
Mississippi Senator Pat Harrison delivered a fierce keynote at Madison Square Garden attacking the Harding-Coolidge era. He framed the Democratic platform as a fight for clean government and condemned graft and corruption while pledging to restore high purpose if elected. He labeled the Republican party as built on special privilege and cited tax and tariff flaws as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Holmes
Ee News Service
Madison Square Garden
New York
Harding-Coolidge
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Democratic Party
Harrison
Hull In Charge As First Session Formally Starts
Cordell Hull, chairman of the Democratic National Convention, assumed charge as the first session opened in Madison Square Garden. Delegates milled as fights and tensions brewed, banners hung from the rafters, and the gathering prepared to choose a candidate to oppose Calvin Coolidge in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
George R. Holmes
International News Service
Madison Square Garden
New York
Calvin Coolidge
Weather Whimsy and Warmth: A Cheery Riff on Heat
In a breezy verse, Arthur Mometer notes a hot ninety degree day and the futility of grumbling. He urges readers to stay cheerful, whistle a bright tune, and keep moving despite rain or shine.
Storeroom Transformed By Floral Magnificence
The New Castle Rose Show on East Washington street opens with a stunning display of blooms. Roses and peonies dominate a fairy grotto-like storeroom, with delphinium canterbury bells iris and foxglove adding color. Canary song and perfume fill the air as visitors marvel at nature’s beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora
New Castle
East Washington Street
Garden Committee
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Canterbury
Rev McAllister Reopens Home Wedding Ceremony
Rev Frederick B McAllister former pastor of the First Baptist will perform a marriage at his Laurel avenue home Wednesday. The couple are Miss Prudence Minner and Le Roy Moseley both of the city. He has recovered from heart trouble and now walks and writes daily. He and his wife plan to entertain guests at dinner this evening at the Williams home on Laurel avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick B. McAllister
First Baptist Church
Laurel Avenue
Prudence Minner
LeRoy Moseley
McAllister
Mac
Winifred
W. H. Williams
Marriage Licenses Harris Hronakis and others in multiple towns
The notice lists marriage licenses issued to Harris Hronakis Breckenridge Pa and Caroline Haniatakis Ellwood City, with additional names including Margaret Swisher New Castle and Alex Narvet Ellwood City. Other names are Wanda Kesspen Beaver Falls Ignace Swinlek Latrobe Mary Gotkavicz New Castle Fedela Carchia Newark N J Josephine Iacovino Ellwood City.
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Harris Hronakis
Breckenridge
Caroline Haniatakis
Ellwood City
Wis
Lomar
New Castle
Margaret E. Swisher
Alex Narvet
Wanda Kesspen
Beaver Falls
Ignace F. Swinlek
Latrobe Mary E. Gotkavicz
Fedela Carchia
Newark
N. J
Josephine Iacovino
Today’s Program For Convention
Convention outline for proceedings begins at noon with Cordell Hull as chairman. Patrick Cardinal Hayes offers invocation. Star Spangled Banner is sung. Reading of the call and temporary officers follows, with election of temporary leadership. Senator Pat Harrison delivers an address. committees are appointed and optional speeches heard. A resolution honoring Woodrow Wilson is adopted before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordell Hull
National Committee
Patrick Cardinal Hays
Offi
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Woodrow Wilson
Man 80 and Sister Beaten in Porch Robbery
In Greenville Pennsylvania on June 24 Samuel Williams aged 80 his sister Pauline Williams and neighbor Lyda Williams were assaulted on the porch by three masked gunmen. The robbers ransacked the house seized $15 and fled. All victims survived but suffered severe shock. It was the third robbery in five years at the Williams home on the Perry Highway near Sheakleyville.
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Greenville
Samuel Williams
Pauline Williams
Lyda Williams
Williams
Perry Highway
Sheakleyville
Death Notice for Miss Sara Scott in Belle Vernon
Miss Sara Scott, age 30, of Belle Vernon Pennsylvania, has died. No further details are provided in the notice.
Bitter Democratic Convention Ahead in Democratic Fight
The New York convention opens with deep dissension and potential deadlock as McAdoo and Smith duel for the nomination. Protracted balloting is expected over Klan, League of Nations, and prohibition issues while factional fights threaten harmony.
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Coolidge
Klu Klux Klan
League of Nations
William G. McAdoo
al Smith
Garden Circus
Man of Destiny
Auto Ditching Arrests Near Harlansburg Fair Grounds
Allegheny county youths W. R. Tinker Jr J. F. Ewing and H. L. Sander were arrested by Constable Graham on the Harlansburg highway near the fair grounds for violating the Snyder act. Bail set at 500 dollars each. three liquor bottles found in the auto. Two other boys fled. one occupant injured a sprained ankle.
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W. R. Tinker, Jr
J. F. Ewing
H. L. Sander
Allegheny County
Graham
Harlansburg
Fair Grounds
J. C. Hart
Maughan Completes 2700 Mile Transcontinental Flight
Lieut Russell L Maughan arrived in San Francisco at 948 PM after a 2700 mile nonstop trip from Mitchell Field New York in 21 hours 49 minutes with three hours 23 minutes stoppages The aviator received a great ovation He cited stomach trouble during the flight and said wind conditions prevented meeting his 17 hour schedule He plans another attempt to complete the trip within the schedule
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International News Service
San Francisco
Russell L. Maughan
Mitchell Flying Field
New York
Maughan
Mitchell Field
Long Island
Alumni Dance Committee Named Today
James Carson announced the committees to run the dancing pavilion on Friday evening. The announced members are Joseph Graham George Boyle Dr W W Horner William Klee and Robert Preston.
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James Carson
Joseph Graham
George Boyle
W. W. Horner
William Klee
Robert Preston
Flood Devastates Foo Chow as Min River Rises
Private advices from Foo Chow report the most disastrous flood in the Min river’s history. The rising waters reach sixty feet at Yenping with millions of dollars in property damage and many casualties. Three quarters of Foo Chow submerged, warehouses flooded with rice and tea stored, shipping impeded by vast log rafts.
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International News Service
Shanghai
Foo Chow
Min River
Yenping
Missionaries Return Home From Blebo Station Liberia
Ruth Bender and Florence Brisbin, former Pentecostal Mission workers at Blebo Station Liberia, will return to their Harbor Street and Lathrop Street homes in August or September after three years in West Africa. They hosted a school for girls and boys, endured extreme heat and near famine, and traded hippopotamus meat for rice with local residents. If health allows, they may resume field work in about eighteen months.
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Blebo Station
Liberia
West Africa
Ruth Bender
Harbor Street
Florence Brisbin
Lathrop Street
Africa
Free State of
Pentecostal Mission
Former High School Teacher Sara Scott Dies in Washington
Miss Sara Scott of Belle Vernon Pa formerly supervised penmanship at New Castle High School and taught there about five years. She died Monday in a Washington Pa hospital from appendicitis. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at her Belle Vernon home.
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Sara Scott
New Castle High School
C. W. Foulke
Boyles Avenue
Belle Vernon
Washington, Pa
Scott
Notable Tragedies and a Historic House Sale
Snapshots report a Glenville laborer Samuel Jones adjudged insane after burning his home and beating a mule to death. William Leary of Rochester dies after being hit by an Erie freight train near Meadville, losing both legs. Frank Deremo wounded by a man named Mike Lorenzo, who is at large. ABlank cartridge discharge and a revolver wound kill Harry W Smith of Sharon. Charles Def mich drowns after cramps while watching a river event near Pittsburgh. The New Harmony House, built 1859, changes hands to the Indiana Federation of Women’s Clubs.
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Tracy Jones
Glensville
W. Va
William Leary
Rochester
Erie
Meadville
Frank Deremo
Mike Lorenzo
Lorenzo
Wife of Chicago Real Estate Dealer Seeks Divorce
The wife of a wealthy Chicago real estate dealer files for divorce, citing his frugal conduct as the cause. She alleges he keeps spoiled meat and vegetables at home and requires they be cooked for the children, highlighting strained family finances.
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Chicago
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Heart of Africa
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